WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1984
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THE SUPPORT OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS REQUIRED BEFORE APPROVAL CAN BE GIVEN TO ANY GRANT OVER $100 000.
FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVAL IS ALSO REQUIRED WHERE THE ESTIMATED RECURRENT FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS EXCEED $500 000 A YEAR.
SUBJECT TO THESE TWO REQUIREMENTS, THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE A GRANT RESTS WITH THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, UNLESS IT IS OVER $1.5 MILLION WHEN THE APPROVAL OF THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY IS NECESSARY, SAID MR CHING.
HIRE CAR PERMIT RULES TIGHTENED
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A PROVISION TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF THE HIRE CAR PERMIT SYSTEM WAS APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON ALAN SCOTT, SOUGHT MEMBERS' ENDORSEMENT OF THE PROVISION IN SECTION 21(3) OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC (PUBLIC SERVICES VEHICLES) REGULATIONS 1983.
+THIS SECTION PROVIDES THAT, IN ANY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST A HIRE CAR PERMIT HOLDER FOR AN OFFENCE, THE ONUS IS PLACED UPON THE PERMIT HOLDER TO SATISFY THE COURT OR MAGISTRATE THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE, AND HAD NO REASONABLE GROUNDS FOR BELIEVING, THAT THE HIRE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN OR USED IN CONTRAVENTION OF PERMIT CONDITIONS.
+THIS PROVISION IS ESSENTIAL FOR EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF THE HIRE CAR PERMIT SYSTEM.
+WITHOUT THIS PROVISION, ENFORCEMENT ACTION WOULD IN PRACTICE BE LARGELY LIMITED TO THE DRIVERS OF HIRE CARS AND NOT THE ACTUAL PERMIT HOLDERS,+ MR SCOTT SAID,
HE EXPLAINED THAT THE PROVISION WAS NOT NEW, HAVING BEEN MADE BY THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL.
HOWEVER, THE APPROVAL OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WAS
REQUIRED.
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